Refresco North America Hiring for Manager, Commercial Finance Job at Tampa, FL Full Time

The Manager of Commercial Finance will be the financial lead responsible for coordinating pricing for the organization’s products. Key elements of the role include providing thought leadership in pricing methodologies, understanding the company’s cost structure and desired profit margins, partnering closely with cross functional teams to lead and deliver analytic solutions, and performing ad hoc analyses to drive increased profitability and sales growth,. The responsibilities of this role are varied, creating a very challenging, dynamic and rewarding work environment. This position will work with a variety of people within the business unit inclusive of Sales, Procurement, Product Development, and Supply Chain.

Essential Functions:

• Work closely with the various cross functional departments to develop pricing strategies and competitive bids; assess commodity fluctuations, manufacturing costs, profitability, market/category data, as well as supply chain/operational constraints; and present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Manage and enhance the company’s pricing structures, capabilities, and processes based on insights from internal and external sources including, but not limited to, competitive dynamics, market trends, customer research, commodity trends, and operational information.
• Work with Procurement Finance to understand commodity fluctuations, report on impact to budget and forecast, and adjust customer pricing strategies.
• Work with Supply Chain Finance to understand plant capabilities, capacities, and cost structures to understand the impact on pricing and profitability as well as potential alternatives for the customer.
• Make formal and informal presentations on pricing strategies and programs, customer profitability, and key insights and recommendations.
• Support new product efforts through in-depth financial analysis and modeling for new products / new customers.
• Partner with all levels of management in driving solutions to enhance product profitability.
• Analyze volume, mix and pricing changes within customers and key categories, Summarize trends with respect to performance vs Prior Year, Forecast and Plan, and work with FP&A and the Commercial team to accurately reflect those trends into the Budget/Forecast.
• Coach, train, and mentor the analyst team.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to present fact-based recommendations across various levels of management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written
• This position will need to utilize SAP and Excel to navigate through large data sets and summarize findings into a management level communication.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; proficiency working in Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Strong team player who is able to work across multiple functions
• Ability to negotiate conflict and maintain constructive working relationships with people at all levels of an organization
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to balance multiple tasks with changing priorities
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Attention to detail, planning and organizational skill.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 5 years of experience in pricing, revenue analytics, or related field. CPG experience preferred.
• Experience interacting directly with sales and business teams
• Strong understanding of information systems including pricing process from strategy to execution preferred.
• Finance or Accounting accreditation preferred but not required (e.g. CFA, CA or CPA)

Working Conditions:

• Physical – Continuously sitting for prolonged periods using a computer, as the job is administrative in nature.
• Visual/Sensory – This position requires attention to detail, requiring attention with one or two senses at a time.
• Work environment – Work and environment fasted paced, requiring ability to remain focused under pressure. Attention must be concentrated in the face of numerous changing stimuli.
• Mental Stress – There is pronounced pressure from deadlines, project management, accuracy or similar demands. Continuous requirement of decisive action.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.